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Historical Event on 5/14/1993
Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/23/1933 | Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, great leader, lawyer, social worker, freedom fighter, nationalist and president of Bengal Swaraj Party, died at Ranchi. He was addresed by the people of Bengal as 'Deshapriya' (Beloved of the Country). |
| 6/27/1838 | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), famous novelist, ""the father of modern Indian fiction"" and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was borm at Katalpara near Naihati, West Bengal. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. He was among the first two Bengalee Graduates. |
| 7/5/1916 | Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University. |
| 2/1/1929 | Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born. |
| 6/13/2000 | Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir. |
| 4/3/1857 | Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also. |
| 2/24/1996 | Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA. |
| 2/19/1997 | Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P. |
| 8/10/1905 | Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 11/6/1962 | National Defence Council established. |
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